took notice
Became suddenly aware
Took notice means became aware of or paid attention to something.
The phrase implies a shift from inattention to recognition: She took notice when he walked in, The media finally took notice of the scandal.
To take notice of something is to acknowledge its significance or give it consideration.
- notedFamous or observed
- observedPerceived through attention
- heededGave due attention
- gave heedAttended to carefully
- paid attentionActively focused awareness
perceived · acknowledged · clocked · detected · discerned · sat up · caught on · remarked · recognition · awareness · woke up · opened eyes · spotted · realization · woke · alertness · glimpsed · attentiveness
took noticeignored
Purposely not noticed
overlooked · disregarded · turned a blind eye · tuned out · missed
took noticedismissed
Released from duty
brushed off · shrugged off · wrote off · passed over · neglected
took noticesnubbed
Intentionally disregarded
blanked · dismissed · slighted · turned a blind eye · looked the other way
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